The Chinese Juggernaut : How the Chinese Conquered Southeast Asiatells the stories of the Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia and Australia. Despite persecutions, legal restrictions, expropriations and periodic pogroms the Chinese migrants persevered in Asia with the same stubborn determination that has made them the most active, successful but also feared new settlers and investors around the world today.

VENICE, Italy To prevent the sea from burying this city of waterways and ancient history Silvio Berlusconi's government launched a spectacular 1.5 bill Euro (two billion dollar) rescue operation four years ago. Its target was to tame flooding high tides from the Adriatic Sea with gigantic steel barriers. .Read....

When two Americans raised their fists in the Black Power salute in 1968 no one paid much attention to the third man. After all he had not raised his own fist though pinned to his chest was a button demanding equal rights for all mankind no matter what their color or creed. The button-badge would become the cross Peter Norman carried for the rest of his life.His country, Australia, neither redeemed him nor officially recognized he had not acted against the spirit but in the spirit of the Olympic Games. Australia's greatest sprinter was never allowed to run in another Olympics.Read...

The Lama's Lover and other storiesIn this collection of ten short stories we meet a range of extraordinary individuals. Each carries their own cross in societies marred by religious, political and social injustices. The protagonists are often a composite of people the author met during his career travelling the world as a foreign correspondent.

Noosa, Australia, December 13, 2014 – The real shock of the U.S. Senate report on the government-sanctioned torture of terrorist suspects is not inthe details of the brutal methods practiced but in the damning conclusionthe CIA mislead the public and the Obama administration by claimingtorture provided vital information which saved lives. Read...

Brisbane, Australia, Dec 17, 2014 – The botched Sydney Siege this month has taught us no matter how many anti-terrorist laws we make, how much more power we invest in gun-toting special police in the end the real terror we face is the incompetence of our officials and governmentagencies that are often blinded or ignorant to the obvious. Read...